Hello Kongzi

"Ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius now has a new look for the US market with the ongoing cultural event Hello Kongzi that was co-organized by Shandong Tourism Bureau and Shenzhen Broad Link Culture & Creative." -- China Daily

The event was Produced by 3DROPS STUDIO. Our role was technology director and we provided services including interaction design, electronic engineering, rapid prototyping, software development, digital fabrication, installation, and maintenance.

“Pose and Say Cheese!”, an installation that generates a pose for you to unlock: try to adjust your hands, elbows and waist to match the image on the screen. It used a Kinect to capture human figures and asses if you’ve done the pose correctly. After unlocking the pose, you can download your pose photo with Confucius.

Plinko is a popular game because of its unpredictability and fun. Simply insert a token from the top of the screen and let fate select random words of wisdom for you from Kongzi’s mottos! The chosen words will be printed out in the end of the game.

A VR gadget was inside each helmet. With the left installation, you can learn to write a Chinese character by using a Chinese writing brush and following the instructions on the VR screen.

With the right installation, you could “experience a horse-riding experiment in an ancient Chinese city in the era of Confucius… almost everyone was awed by the accessible and life-based experience by wearing a helmet and holding the electronic horsewhip that could control the speed of the horse.” — comments from China Daily

“Pop Quiz!” is a machine testing your knowledge of the history of China. The questions picked interesting facts from Chinese history, geography and literature. In the end of the quiz, participants will get rewards from the bottom the machine.